Historians Paradox
(Sprache: Englisch)
Proposes a practical, workable philosophy of history for our times, one that is robust and realistic
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Proposes a practical, workable philosophy of history for our times, one that is robust and realistic
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Introduction: Why History Is Impossible and Necessary All the Same; 1: It Would Be Logical to Assume ... Can we really know about the past? Maybe we can. All about facts, deduction, inference and reasoning; 2: What Is Wrong with This Argument? Historians use facts to make arguments. Sometimes those arguments are wrongheaded. But historians can learn to do better; 3: Historians and the Loaded Question Historians are not above asking the loaded question, and its benign cousins, the hypothetical and the rhetorical questions, are a useful part of historical analysis and teaching; 4: Cause for Alarm Historical causation in words and with numbers is a vital part of our scholarship, and any philosophy of history; 5: One of Us Is Lying And why not? Historians lie, and some entire histories are lies for hire or profit. But lying is a part of history too that can be turned to good use; 6: The Politics of History and History in Politics Historians have their own politics and politicians use history all the time. Strange bedfellows, and a lesson for both; 7: Historians in the Marketplace, Historians are not just scholars or teachers. They are pitchmen and popularizers. What does that mean for a philosophy of history? Let's ask game theory; 8: Uncertainties Are historians= words also things? Can historians find patterns in the chaos of the evidence? Can there be a true history, or will history always be relative to the time and place of its students?; 9: Historians Confront the Problem of Evil The oldest and most vexing of historical dilemmas and the one that historians alone may be able to solve; Conclusion: A Bridge to the Past Glossary All the terminology introduced in the text, explained one more time A Very Brief Bibliographical Essay; Index; About the Author
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Peter Charles Hoffer
- 2010, 224 Seiten, Maße: 15,1 x 22,9 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Combined Academic Publ.
- ISBN-10: 0814737153
- ISBN-13: 9780814737156
Sprache:
Englisch
Rezension zu „Historians Paradox “
"A rattling good read...[S]trongly recommend[ed]...in any teaching context where students of history are being asked to reflect philosophically upon the nature of their subject" American Historical Review "The Historians' Paradox can be read with profit by practitioners and graduate students because it is more insightful, better balanced and more concise then most recent books on the nature of the historical enterprise." The Journal of American History "Hoffer expands the theory of history beyond its usual narrow confines. A readable and instructive book on a complex topic." Choice "[C]onsistently amusing and edifying throughout. [Hoffer] demonstrates an extraordinary mastery of a wide variety of materials. He's a mature historian at peak form." Peter Onuf, author of The Mind of Thomas Jefferson "Hoffer has a knack for using contemporary situations that will eventually be topics for historical writing." Claire Potter, Wesleyan University
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